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18 thoughts on “Wordless Wednesday 1-1-14”

I’ve never heard of a tree with such buttressed roots like this being in the northwest. What species is this? I would imagine that the soil in that forest has very little low lying vegetation and nutrients.

I wish I took a photo that included more of the trunk for identification but looking at the leaves below I think it is a maple. This forest is full of cedar, pine and maple trees with lots of ferns and mahonia as ground cover. There are plenty of twisted, exposed roots in areas without much ground cover and they were my favorite thing to photograph during this walk.

Thanks so much David, it is nice to see a comment from you to start the new year! I agree, trees with interesting structures are a lot of fun to discover when we are hiking. I hope to see you on Flickr and have a Happy New Year!
Lisa